In 1980 Joli release two top 5 Disco/Dance hits, "The Heart To Break The Heart" and "Feel Like Dancing" after the release of her first ballad to mainstream radio, "This Time (I'm Giving All I Got)", from her sophomore album "Tonight." Both the lead single and album were met with indifference by the mainstream market. This is evident by the albums' disappointing performance. "Tonight" only reached #175 on the Billboard 200. In 1981 she scored her second biggest hit with "Gonna Get Over You" . Although Joli would continue to chart hits on Billboard's Disco/Dance charts througout the 80's they would never reach the pop success of "Come To Me" despite several attempts to broaden her sound and appeal. So after her fifth album, "Witch Of Love", released in 1985, Joli decided to stop recording and concentrate on touring the club scene the world over.
In 1996, Joli returned with the single Touch, released on Popular Records. The original incarnation of the single was a CD single with Eurodance styled remixes intended for radio, but didn't get any airplay. The song belatedly became a hit in clubs, reaching #24 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart, when new remixes by Darrin "Spike" Friedman were released on vinyl 12" single. There were two separate 12" singles released individually, each featuring a different Darrin Friedman remix, along with the other mixes from the CD single divided between the two records. The song was mainly a regional hit in the New York/Tri-State area (NY, NJ and CT), as it was a favorite of DJs such as Jonathan Peters and Junior Vasquez at their weekly residencies.
The follow up single "Breakaway" included remixes geared toward the underground clubs. Two different CD singles of Breakaway were released, Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1 included the Junior Vasquez and Eddie Baez mixes of Breakaway, while part 2 included additional remixes of Breakaway including a remix by Andy The Lamboy, as well one of the Darrin Friedman mixes of Touch, and a previously unreleased Junior Vasquez mix of "Touch". During the first decade of the new millenium, Joli successfully toured to sold out crowds and rave reviews. On January 31, 2012, Joli's single "Hallelujah" debuted on the Dance format radio and went on sale for purchase on online music retailers.
Touch
France Joli Lyrics
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And my fears all disappear
Feelings lost so deep inside me
Come alive when you are near
There's a passion in my heart
That awakens with your touch
In the middle of the night
Searching for your warmth
To see me through
This loneliness I feel inside
This strong desire that I hide
Of wanting you so much
I long for you
I need to feel your touch
Touch
Your tender touch
I want to feel your touch
Your tender touch
I need to feel your
Touch
In a world with out you
Life's empty and cold
Only your touch can make
My senses unfold
My every dream, my fantasy
With you become reality
And now I long so much
To be with you
I need to feel your
Touch
There are moments when
I'm so alone
And I feel so lost inside
In the silence of my lonely room
Like a child I start to cry
In the darkenss I reach out for you
Longing for your touch
To take away my fears
And dry up all my tears
touch
France Joli's song "Touch" is a romantic ballad that speaks about the profound impact of touch in love and relationships. The lyrics express the singer's deep longing and desire for her lover's touch. She explains that whenever he touches her, all her fears disappear, and the feelings she hides deep inside come alive. She confesses that her heart is full of passion and awakens with his touch.
The second stanza of the song conveys the loneliness and desperation that the singer feels when she is away from her lover. She reaches out for him in the middle of the night, searching for his warmth to help her through her loneliness. She acknowledges that her strong desire for him is something that she hides, but she longs for his touch and needs it in her life to overcome her fears.
Overall, the song is a beautiful representation of how touch can impact a relationship. It shows how even the slightest touch can make a difference in someone's life and how it can create a deeper connection between two people.
Line by Line Meaning
Touch me
Please make physical contact with me
And my fears all disappear
When you touch me, my anxieties vanish
Feelings lost so deep inside me
Emotions that I have buried within me
Come alive when you are near
My dormant emotions awaken in your presence
There's a passion in my heart
I have intense romantic feelings for you
That awakens with your touch
Your physical contact stimulates these powerful emotions
In the middle of the night
During night time hours
I reach out for you
I extend my arm towards you
Searching for your warmth
I desire the physical heat of your body
To see me through
To help me endure a difficult experience
This loneliness I feel inside
I am experiencing emotional isolation
This strong desire that I hide
I have an intense longing that I keep secret
Of wanting you so much
I desire you intensely
I long for you
I yearn for your presence
I need to feel your touch
I require the physical sensation of your touch
Your tender touch
Your gentle physical contact
In a world with out you
Without you present in my life
Life's empty and cold
My existence is devoid of happiness and warmth
Only your touch can make
Your physical contact has the power to
My senses unfold
Cause my emotions to surface
My every dream, my fantasy
All of my desires, hopes and visions
With you become reality
Can be transformed into truth with your presence
To be with you
To share an intimate connection with you
There are moments when
Occasionally, there are times when
I'm so alone
I experience profound feelings of isolation
And I feel so lost inside
I am consumed by feelings of confusion and displacement
In the silence of my lonely room
During the times when I am by myself and feel detached from others
Like a child I start to cry
I weep like a young person who is emotionally vulnerable
In the darkenss I reach out for you
In the absence of light, I try and touch you
Taking away my fears
Eliminating my anxieties
And dry up all my tears
Stopping me from crying
touch
Physical contact from someone else
Contributed by Jayce E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.